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SL137146, page 261

Record ID 272273

Buffon's Natural History v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1825/10/26 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Buffon's Natural History
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural history, general and particular; by the Count de Buffon, translated into English. Illustrated with three hundred and one copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations by the translator. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1781. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 8 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 455 times in 403 borrowing records


Book Work

Comte de Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon (Male, born 1707, died 1788)
Genre: Natural Philosophy
Natural History, General and Particular, by the Count de Buffon

Record ID 272276

Park's Travels

Borrowed: 1825/11/13 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Park's Travels

Book Edition

Confidence level: Speculative

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the interior districts of Africa: performed under the Direction and Patronage of the African Association, in the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. By Mungo Park
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1799. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 221 times in 217 borrowing records


Book Work

Mungo Park (Male, born 1771, died 1806)
Genre: Travel
Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa, Performed in the Years 1795, 1796, and 1797

Record ID 272279

Paul's Letters

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk. [By Sir Walter Scott.]
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1816. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 52


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Travel
Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).

Borrower: John Brown Senior

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Travel

Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk

Record ID 272282

Pennant's Tour

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Pennant's Tour

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
A tour in Scotland; MDCCLXIX.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1790. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 27 borrowing records


Book Work

Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798)
Genre: Travel
Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX

Borrowed: 1825/11/27 (Sunday).

Borrower: John Brown Senior

Author: Thomas Pennant (Male, born 1726, died 1798), Genre: Travel

Tour in Scotland, MDCCLXIX

Record ID 272288

Scoresby Arctic Regions

Borrowed: 1826/4/16 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Scoresby's Arctic Regions

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
An Account of the Arctic Regions, with a history and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 90 times in 64 borrowing records


Book Work

William Scoresby (Male, born 1789, died 1857)
Genre: Travel
Account of the Arctic Regions, with a History and description of the Northern Whale-Fishery

Record ID 272291

Anson's Voyage v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Anson's Voyage
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
A voyage round the world : in the years 1740, 1, 2, 3, 4
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1804. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 11 borrowing records


Book Work

George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762)
Genre: Travel
Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV

Borrowed: 1826/5/10 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Brown Senior

Author: George Anson Baron Anson (Male, born 1697, died 1762), Genre: Travel

Voyage Round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 272294

Henderson's Iceland v. 1, 2

Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858)
Genre: Travel
Henderson's Iceland
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858)
Genre: Travel
Iceland; or the journal of a residence in that Island during the years 1814 and 1815, ... With an introduction and appendix, ... a map and engravings.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1818. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 39 times in 22 borrowing records


Book Work

Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858)
Genre: Travel
Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island during the years 1814 and 1815

Borrowed: 1826/5/14 (Sunday).

Borrower: John Brown Senior

Author: Ebenezer Henderson (Male, born 1784, died 1858), Genre: Travel

Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in that Island during the years 1814 and 1815

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 272297

Abercrombie's Achievements

Borrowed: 1826/6/11 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Abercormby's Martial Achievements

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
The martial atchievements [sic] of the Scots nation: ... By Patrick Abercromby, ... In four volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 257 times in 200 borrowing records


Book Work

Patrick Abercromby (Male, born 1656, died 1716)
Genre: Lives
Martial Atchievements of the Scots Nation

Record ID 272300

Abbot v. 1, 2, 3

Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: yes.


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Book Edition

Confidence level: Certain

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
The abbot
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1820. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3v.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 344 times in 126 borrowing records


Book Work

Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832)
Genre: Fiction
Abbot

Borrowed: 1826/6/21 (Wednesday).

Borrower: John Brown Senior

Author: Sir Walter Scott (Male, born 1771, died 1832), Genre: Fiction

Abbot

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3

Record ID 272303

Antes Egypt

Borrowed: 1826/6/25 (Sunday).


Borrower

John Brown Senior
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Pupil.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Child.


Book Holding

John Antes (Male, born 1740, died 1811)
Genre: Travel
Antes Egypt